A statement on Paul’s Facebook paged thanked Harry’s owners, the Hancoxes, for their support.

“Such a shame it didn’t end the way we all wanted it to, neither horse, rider or owner deserved this … we had a fun week until it went wrong.”

Paul now has his sights set on competing in the final leg of the Event Rider Masters series at Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials (8-11 September) on Yogi Bear VIII. Paul is currently leading the series on 93 points.